Combined inkstand and calendar



UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

ROBERT SNEIDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBlNED INKSTAND AND CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,640, dated July 29,1884.

Application filed May 27, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT SNEIDER, of the city of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State. of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCombined Inkstand and Calendar, of which the following specification isa full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an inkstand which has two ink-receptacles, andwhich is so arranged that when one of these receptacles is opened theother one must be closed. In this way, when two different kinds of inkare used in the inkstand-say red and black-the writer,while intending touse one kind of ink, cannot accidentally dip his pen into the other ink.A

The invention also relates to a calendar attached to the cover'of theinkstand, all as will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of myimproved inkstand. Fig. IIis a face view of the cover when opened, andwith plate aremovcd. Fig. III is a transverse section on line a" m, Fig.2; and Fig. IV, a face view of the oscillating disk.

The letter A represents an inkstand of suit able construction, andhaving two stationary ink-receptacles, b b. To the top plate, 0, of theinkstand, and preferably to the lower side thereof, is pivoted a disk,d, as shown This plate is provided with a handle, 6, projecting througha slot in the front of the inkstand. The disk d may be oscillated by itshandle to the right or left, and when oscillated to the right it closesone ink-receptacle, I), while opening the other, and vice versa. In thisway only one ink-receptacle can be entirely opened at a time, and thewriter is spared the annoyance of dipping his pen into the wrong ink. Iprefer to paint one-half of the disk d red and the other black, asindicated in Fig; 4, so that the writer may ascertain at a glance thecolor of the ink in either receptacle.

B is the cover of the inkstand. This cover is provided in front with aface-plate, a, that is slotted in three places in its center, to displaythe calendar beneath. It is also slotted at the end, to allow threesmall hand-wheels to project through it for shifting the calendar.

The calendar is attached to the top plate of the cover, and consists,essentially, of three strips of endless tape, 9 g having respectivelythe days, months. 'and dates printed thereon. The way these tapes aresupported and moved is as follows:

it h are two metal plates attached to the right and left of the cover,and having each four lugs, z'and i, struck up at right angles thereto.These lugs are perforated to admit a pin, j andj. Around each pin, andbetween each pair of lugs, there is aloose sleeve, 70 and k. The sleeves7c are surrounded by a rubber tube, Z, and soldered or otherwisefastened to small hand-wheels n. The tapes 9 g g are stretched over thesleeves k and rubber tubes Z, as shown. 0 is a central bar, whichprevents sagging of the tape, and pushes it well forward opposite theopenings in the plate a. This bar also serves to strengthen the cover.When the hand-wheels a are turned, the tapes will be moved along topresent a new day, date, or month opposite the openings in plate a. Bythe above-described arrangement the calendar may be moved alongcontinuously, and the tapes need not be set back, as is the case withthe ordinary calendars,when the end of a week, month, or year isreached.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of inkstand A, havingstationary ink-receptacles b b, with movable plate (1, pivoted to topplate, 0, and provided with handle 6, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of inkstand A, having slotted front, with plate cl,pivoted to cover a, and having handle 0, that projects through saidslotted front, substantially as specified.

3. The inkstand A, having the lid B, provided with plates h h, lugs iz", sleeves k k, hand-wheels n, tapes g g g, and with the central bar,0, substantially as specified.

ROBERT SNEIDER. W'itnesses:

p F. v. BRIESEN, Ron'r. H. ROY.

